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Dream is a story that a person “watches” or even lakes part in during sleeping. Dream events are imaginary, but they are related to real experiences and needs in the dreamer's life. They seem real while they are taking place. Some dreams are pleasant, others are annoying, and still others are frightening.
Everyone dreams, but some persons never recall dreaming. Others remember, only a little about a dream that they had just before awakening and nothing about earlier dreams. No one recalls all his dreams.
Dreams involve little logical thought. In most dreams, the dreamer cannot control what happens to him. The story may be confusing, and things happen that would not happen in real life. People see in most dreams, but they may also hear, smell, touch, and taste in their dreams. Most dreams occur in color, but persons who have been blind since birth do not see at all in dreams.
Dreams are a product of the sleeper's mind. They include events and experience that he has experienced. Most dreams are related to events of the day before the dream and strong wishes of the dreamer. Many minor incidents or the hours before sleep appear in dreams. Few events more than two days old turn up. Deep wishes or fear— especially those held since childhood— often appear in dreams, and many dreams fulfill such wishes. Events in the sleeper's surroundings— a loud noise, for example, may become a part of dream, but they do not cause dreams. Some dreams involve deep feelings that a person may not realize he has. Psychiatrists often use material from a patient's dream to help the person understand himself better.
Dreaming may help maintain good learning ability, memory, and emotional adjustment. People who get plenty of sleep— but are awakened each time they begin to dream— become anxious and restless.
The topic of the passage is ________.
文章第一段首先介绍了“梦是什么,通常是怎样的”。随后介绍了“人们做梦的原因” 以及 “如何利用梦促进自我了解”。由此可知,本文重点介绍做梦的原因,目的在于促进读者对梦的理解。故选C。
According to the author, dreams result from the sleeper's ________.
文章第四段提到了 “Most dreams are related to events of the day before the dream and strong wishes of the dreamer”,由此可知“大多数梦与我们做梦前一天经历的事件有关,还与梦者强烈的希望相关”。故选B。
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
文章第三段提到了 “Dreams involve little logical thought....The story may be confusing, and things happen that would not happen in real life”,由此可知 “梦不涉及任何有逻辑的思维,梦里的故事可能会十分混乱,是不会在现实生活中发生的事情”。故选 B。
The passage tells us that psychiatrists are________
文章第二段提到了 “Psychiatrists often use material from a patient's dream to help the person understand himself better”,由此可知“精神病医生通常利用梦来帮助病人更好地理解自我”。故判断 “精神病医生关注梦的有益之处”。故选 D。
The passage suggests that dreaming________.
根据文章对梦的介绍,通过介绍精神病医生如何对其进行有效利用,可知“梦也可以是有益的”。故选B。